Point Pleasant Chamber Sets Goals At Tuesday Meeting
Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce directors met Tuesday evening to discuss boosting the chamber's impact. Cecil Derrick urged renewed member and financial support, while Lawrence G. Mohr proposed a concerted membership drive. G A Biggs suggested directing the membership committee with A D Smith as chair to conduct the campaign.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce
Cecil Derrick
Lawrence G. Mohr
G. A. Biggs
A. D. Smith
All
Mem
Majorettes Named at Point Pleasant High School
Point Pleasant High School band director James Andrews names two seniors as head majorettes for the next term. Suzi Call and Sandra Crank lead a squad that includes Betty Sue Terry Susie Grimm Carolyn Miller Brenda Roseberry Lynn Fitzsimmons and Marie Hohr with summer practices planned ahead of fall activities.
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Point Pleasant
James Andrews
Suzi Call
Harold Call
Viand St
Sandra Crank
Ray Crank
Henderson
Betty Sue Terry
Susie Grimm
Carolyn Miller
Brenda Roseberry
Lynn Fitzsimmons
Marie Hohr
Community Moves and Visits Note Local Residents
The Rev and Mrs Lewis Skinner and daughters Rhonda and Jackie moved into the Methodist parsonage from Amanda Ohio. Various neighbors and relatives visit, including Mr and Mrs Arnold Bernard at Vern Bernard property, Mrs Lee Bretz and children, Delmar Brown, Mrs Ditcher after major surgery, and family friends from Athens Lima Columbus New Orleans Tarrytown Akron Lodi and Cairo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Skinner
Rhonda
Jackie
Amanda
Ohio
Arnold Bernard
Vern Bernard
Lee Bretz
Delmar Brown
John Ditcher
Urichsville
Ditcher
Twin City Hospital
Dennison
Uhrichsville
Mary Alice Brett
Guysville
G. F. Starkey
Edna
Guy
Tarrytown
N. Y
Vern
Akron
Ray
Lodi
Phyllis Ashcraft
Helen Kayser
Lima
Charles Nickoson
Columbus
Pete Ashcraft
New Orleans
Debra
Vets
E. State St
Athens
Williams
Pearl Brown
Lee Brett
John Reed
Denison
George Marshall
Ene
Mee
Robinson Sr
Cairo
W. Va
Mrs Sayre Birthday Celebration Held At Picnic
In Point Pleasant a traditional birthday observance for Mrs Abe Belle Sayre was celebrated with a picnic dinner Sunday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Roy Blessing on Lincoln Ave. The event falls on the Sunday nearest the Fourth of July. Mrs Sayre mothered 12 children, 11 living, with Vernon Donald and Mrs Carl Knapp of Columbus unable to attend. She has 36 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren and lives on Route 1 near Leon.
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Point Pleasant
Abe
Belle) Sayre
Roy Blessing
Lincoln Ave
Columbus
Route 1
Leon
Health Dept Announces New Septic Cleaning Regulations
West Virginia State Board of Health adopts regulations effective July 1 requiring registration with local health departments for cleaning septic tanks cesspools and outdoor toilets. Owners must supply records on request with annual renewal by July 1. Violations carry fines up to 200 dollars or jail up to 30 days.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Health Department
Dalye Jagers Family Vacation Visits In Tennessee Florida
Albany readers learn Mr and Mrs Paul Dalye Jagers Jr of Memphis Tennessee spent their vacation visiting his aunt Mary Larch and various Stout and Bernard Allen households. The group included his mother Mrs Paul Jagers Sr Sarasota Florida and his brother John Gary. Luncheon at C E Stout's featured many relatives and guests plus nine Star Garden Club members. Tina and Mrs J E Radekin celebrated birthdays during the gathering.
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Albany
Paul Dalye Jagers Jr
Memphis
Tenn
Mary Larch
Bernard Allen
C. E
G. B. Stout
Paul Jagers Sr
Sarasota
Fla
John
Gary
C. E. Stout
P. D. Jagers
Tuppers Plains Weekend Guests and Local Social Notes
Mrs Ina Rife and Mr and Mrs Burdell Rife along with James Hoyt visited Kenton and Columbus guests. Rev W W Bragg hosted Ray Whitting of South Charleston for a weekend. Wayne Brickles Linda Clark and Regena Spencer hosted by Russell Spencer at Chester. calls to Willard Ebersback. Ice cream supper at EUB Church was a success. Willie Quivey visited Wayne Brickles. Emile Matlack visited his wife. Sally Torrence returned home from Columbus. Wayne Clark family visited Sandusky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Brickles
Willard Ebersback
Eub Church
Willie Quivey
Darwin
Wayne Brickles
Emile Matlack
Myrtle Frost
Sally Torrence
Columbus
Way Clark
Sandusky
Wilsons Celebrate Golden Anniversary at Open House
Mr and Mrs Charles J Wilson of 809 27th Street observe their golden wedding anniversary with an open house slated for July 22 from 2 to 4 pm at their home. Hostesses are daughter Mrs Howard Garland and sister in law Mrs Clyde Varian. They have one daughter four grandchildren and one great granddaughter.
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Point Pleasant
Charles J. Wilson
27Th Street
Howard Garland
Gallipolis Ferry
Clyde Varian
Chillicothe
Wilson
Mary Varian
Henderson
Robert Skaggs
Marietta Manufacturing Company
Garland
Randall Garland
Cincinnati
Charles Wayne Garland
John Saxton
Gallipolis
Rita Ann Garland
Debbie Lynn Garland
New Pastor Welcomed By Methodist Women
The New Haven Methodist Church Women Society hosted a covered dish dinner for their new pastor the Rev. Charles A Yoho and family. Yoho a Parkersburg W Va native, grad of Wesley Seminary Washington DC, has served Hamlin Trinity Kimball Marlinton St Pauls Paden City and other WV charges.
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New Haven
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Charles A. Yoho
Yoho
Parkersburg
W. Va
Wesley Seminary
Washington, D.C
Maryland
West Virginia
Hamlin Trinity
Huntington
Kimball and
Marlinton
Bluefield
Lewisburg
Saint Paul’s Methodist Church
Paden City
Kenneth Ridge
Ridge
Art Thabet
Vacation Bible School
Joann
Jack Needs
Donald Bailey
Frank Thompson
Lindon Taylor
Robert Herndon
Point Pleasant Class of 1957 Holds Reunion Picnic
Members of Point Pleasant High School’s 1957 graduating class plan a first reunion picnic at Miss Nancy Blain’s home on South Side Route 17. The event begins at 7 30 p m with four officers among those in attendance coordinating plans.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Senior High School
Nancy Blain
Harvey Blain
South Side
Miss Blain
Food handlers Plan School at Mason County Courthouse
Personnel from Mason County eating establishments will meet for a food handlers school at the courthouse on Tuesday with two sessions at 1 30 p m and 7 p m Roy Rader of the State Health Department will give talks films and lecture discussion will be featured as a major part of the program
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Roy Rader
State Health Department
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births And Admits
Birth announces a son born to Mr and Mrs Thomas Campbell of Rio Grande. Listed admits include Mrs Thomas Campbell Rio Grande Mrs John Jackson South Side Louise Anderson Hartford Paul Blesing Point Pleasant Mrs Henry Plantz Hogsett Mrs J Knox Dye Point Pleasant Mrs Luther Price Apple Grove Mrs Stella Fisher Gallipolis Bonnie Louard New Haven Edward Willett Point Pleasant.
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Thomas Campbell
Rio Grande
John Jackson
South Side
Louise Anderson
Hartford
Paul Blessing
Point Pleasant
Henry Plantz
Hogsett
J. Knox Dye
Luther Price
Apple Grove
Stella Fisher
Gallipolis
Vacationing visitors and local residents hosted by Mohrs
Mrs. David Gillenwater and family from Crown City and Point Pleasant plus Mrs. Aivie Crans, Mrs. Doris Nevile, Mrs. Bessie Gothard, and others from nearby towns visited Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Mohr in Ned-San addition. The gathering included Harold Swinburne and family from Frankfort Germany with Pan-American Airlines captain. Also LEO Mohr and Larry Mohr families visited. William F. Gregory will attend a dairy school at West Virginia University July 9 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Gillenwater
Crown City and Son
Jack Sidenstricker
South Side
Aivie Crans
Point Pleasant
Doris Nevile
Bessie Gothard
Crown City
Alvin Angel
Gallipolis
Harold Swinburne
Susan
Scotty
Frankfort
Germany
Earl C. Mohr
Ned-San Addition
Pan-American Airlines
William F. Gregory
Mason County
West Virginia University
Ewington Socials and Regional Visits Noted
Ewington notes two week vacationers from Athens Richard Neisley and his wife visit locally. Albany visitors Anne Edmundson Darrell Hanning and Lenny Calvin with families, plus Kalamazoo and Albion guests. Church duties: Charles Pitzer will preach at Bruce Chapel Gallipolis Ferry on the second and fourth Sundays at 9:30 p.m. Sunday school at 10:15 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Johnston Ewington
Richard Neisley
Athens
Anne Edmundson
Darrell Hanning
Albany
Bob Edwards
Columbus
Ross Edwards
Woodrow Mullihan
Kalamazoo
Mich
Lenny Calvin
West Lafayette
Harry Peter
Freddie
Connie
Wilkesville
Pharoh Johnson
Ft. Pierce
Fla
Carlos Hamby
Johnson
Charleston
Florida
Point Pleasant
Charles Pitzer
Christ Episcopal Church
Bruce Chapel Episcopal Church
Gallipolis Ferry
4H Camp Ends With Awards At Point Pleasant
The 4H camp in Point Pleasant recognizes 76 first year campers with awards. Outstanding campers include Bobby Lewis and Patricia Heib. Gold and blue awards go to Sue Wray and Diane Crump, with many others receiving green and white, loyalty, and leadership honors. A total of 192 4H members attended camp this year.
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Point Pleasant
Bobby Lewis
David Fisher
Reida Doolittle
Patricia Heib
Jimmy Dunn
Sharon Wolfinbarger
Nora McNeill
Cheryl Monroe
Judy Lathey
Reginald Hart
Carol Gerlach
Dan Love
Sandra Crank
Pamela Buffington
Patty Thompson
Gayla Halstead
Sharon Brown
Linda Lathey
David Bennett
David Nibert
Garden Club Plans Landscaping for Mason-Pomeroy Bridge
New Haven July gathering of the Neha clima Garden Club led by president Mrs. Robert Layne discussed landscaping of the Mason-Pomeroy Bridge approach with Mr. Stanley of the Mason County road office. Changes to the yearbook were reviewed, a fall flower show debated, and a Memorial building grounds cleanup organized with Boy Scouts. The next meeting, a picnic at Kyger Creek pool on Aug. 8, was announced.
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New Haven
Nehaclima Garden Club
Memorial Building
Robert Layne
Carroll Adams
Mason - Pomeroy Bridge
Stanley
Mason County Road Office
Lloyd Hoffman
Richard Hiffner
New Haven Boy Scouts
W. R. Proffitt
Proffitt
Harry Miller
James Gilbert
Ethel Riddle
Don Bumgardner
George Burns
James Deihl Jr
William Gibbes
Tom Hoffman
Bill Howard
Louis Karschnick
James Layne
Thomas McGowan
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Bers
Mohr
Belva Farley
Seldon Flemming
William Bardin, Jr
E. L. Montgomery
Tom Fisher
Biggs
Gene Ball
Earl Deal
Derrick
Mrs. Sayre
Health Dept
Tuppers Plains
Wilsons
Kennedy
American Medical Association
Chicago
Doc- Congress
J. P. Culpepper
Hattiesburg
Misas
George Fister
Ogden
Edward R. Annis
Miami
Frank Spradling
John Ferguson
Hazen Roush
Jake Stewart
James Howard
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Bonnie Louard
Edward Willett
Ewington
West Columbia
Bracy Wray, Jr
Letart
Mary Priddy
Arline Roush
Sandra Morgan
Garden Club
Messenger
Athens Messenger
Melvin Tracy
Pomeroy
Messenger Accident
Insurance Department
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Athens, Ohio
Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Company
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